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Navy: Argentine Submarine Missing with 44 Crew Members on Board

by Reuters

   BUENOS AIRES --

   An Argentine military submarine with 44 crew members on board was
   missing at sea Friday, prompting a massive search to locate the vessel
   which may have suffered a communication error, a navy spokesman said.

   The vessel was in the southern Argentine Sea when it gave its last
   location two days ago.

   "We are investigating the reasons for the lack of communication,"
   Argentine naval spokesman Enrique Balbi told reporters. "If there was a
   communication problem, the boat would have to come to the surface."

   Balbi said the submarine, which left the southern city of Ushuaia for
   Mar del Plata, both in Argentina, has food supply for several days and
   is likely to continue its journey despite communication problems.